Overt nominative subjects in infinitival complements in Hungarian

Szabolcsi, Anna

doi:10.1075/atoh.11.11sza

In:Approaches to Hungarian: Volume 11: Papers from the 2007 New York Conference
Edited by Marcel den Dikken and Robert M. Vago
[Approaches to Hungarian 11] 2009
► pp. 251–276

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Overt nominative subjects in infinitival complements in Hungarian

Anna Szabolcsi | New York University

Published online: 19 November 2009

https://doi.org/10.1075/atoh.11.11sza

We argue that the infinitival complements of subject-control and subject-to-subject raising verbs in Hungarian can have overt nominative subjects. The infinitival subject status of these DPs is diagnosed by constituent order, binding properties, and scope interpretation. Long-distance Agree(ment) and multiple agreement are crucial to their overtness.

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